Australia's overuse of antibiotics driving rate of drug-resistant infections

Re:Australia's overuse of antibiotics driving rate of drug-r... by bequanna on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @03:41PM (#38282158)

I agree with you on high density confinement livestock production. But is there evidence of antibiotic resistant strains in animals causing issues for humans?

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Re:Australia's overuse of antibiotics driving rate of drug-r... by rtkwe on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @04:03PM (#38282453)

There are a number of viruses that have made the jump from animals to people so creating a huge breeding pool for very antibiotic resistant viruses that have generated human viruses in the past seems like a poor choice.

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Re:Australia's overuse of antibiotics driving rate of drug-r... by kungfufrog on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @04:07PM (#38282489)

Do you mean bacteria? Viruses are not treated by antibiotics.

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Re:Australia's overuse of antibiotics driving rate of drug-r... by rando_dfad on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @05:21PM (#38283423)

Yes, a quick google turned up these:

Antibiotic Resistance from the Farm to the Table. September 11, 2014. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/from-farm-to-table.html. Accessed September 14, 2015.

https://www.who.int/news/item/07-11-2017-stop-using-antibiot...

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE—LINKING HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK114485/

Much of modern medicine depends on antibiotics. The above resources give clear and compelling evidence that overuse of antibiotics in livestock is associated with increases in drug-resistant infections in humans.

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